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Civil rights groups renew push to expand Florida voting access amid COVID-19 pandemic

Bianca Padro Ocasio
Miami Herald

A group of voting rights organizations is suing Florida again over its elections protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing that not enough was done during the March 17 primary to allow registered voters to safely cast a ballot.

A group of voting rights organizations is suing Florida again over its elections protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic, citing that not enough was done during the March 17 primary to allow registered voters to safely cast a ballot.

In the amended complaint, the groups are asking in part for the state to supplement voter registration outreach efforts, expand mail voting deadlines and make other in-person voting options available. The organizations, which include LatinoJustice Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, Demos, Advancement Project, Dream Defenders and New Florida Majority, are suing Gov. Ron DeSantis, Secretary of State Laurel Lee and the Florida Elections Canvassing Commission.

Read more at Miami Herald 

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